Delaware hires Rutgers assistant to replace Keeler as football coach

January 21, 2013

Former Rutgers assistant Dave Brock was introduced as the University of Delaware's fifth head coach since 1940 on Friday.

Brock, 45, replaces Emmaus grad K.C. Keeler, who was fired on Jan. 7 after 11 seasons at his alma mater. Keeler was 88-52 at Delaware, including 5-6 in his final season, and led the Blue Hens to the 2003 Division I-AA national title in his second season as well as appearances in the 2007 and 2010 FCS national title games.

Unlike Keeler and his predecessor, Hall of Famer Tubby Raymond, Brock has no connections to the Blue Hens program but he did coach against Delaware while at Hofstra from 1995 through 2002. New Delaware athletic director Eric Ziady was an assistant AD at Boston College when Brock was on the Eagles staff from 2009-2011.

This is the first collegiate head coaching position for Brock, who spent last season at Rutgers' offensive coordinator. A Moorestown, N.J., native, Brock has coached at the FBS level for 11 years at Temple, North Carolina, Kansas State, Boston College and Rutgers, which finished 9-4 in his only season with the program.

Brock has been an offensive coordinator for seven of those 11 FBS seasons, including at Kansas State where he oversaw and offense that ranked among the top 20 nationally and set school offensive records.

Brock also coached with former Kutztown head coach Raymond Monica at Temple from 2003 to 2005.

Brock played collegiately at Ferrum and graduated from Salisbury State.